Climate : Global Change and Local Adaptation - Linkov, Igor.; Bridges, Todd S.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2011)
1. Climate Change Challenges. Climate Change and New Security Challenges -- Climate Adaptation -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Collaborative Approach to 21st Century Challenges Posed by Global Change -- 2. Climate Change Adaptation as a Risk-Based Decision Problem. Model Relevance -- Multiple Dimensions of  Vulnerability and Its Influence on Adaptation Planning and Decision Making -- Adaptation as a Decision Making Under Deep Uncertainty -- What Social Science and Risk Analysis Can Teach Us about Local Adaptation -- Risk Management Practices -- Adaptation to Climate Change -- Uncertainties in the Cost-Benefit Analysis of Adaptation Measures, and Consequences for Decision Making -- Sustainable Development and Climate Change Challenges -- Adapting Cities to Climate Change.-  Adapting to Climate Change-A Wicked Problem -- 3. National Security Applications and Needs. National Security Perspectives on Addressing Instabilities Arising from Climate Change Impacts on the Environment -- Climate Change, Scarcities, and the Resulting Challenges for Civil Protection -- A Critical Review of the Linkage between International Security and Climate Change -- The U.S. Navy's Approach to Climate Change and Sea Level Rise -- Energy Security: Using Multicriteria Decision Analysis to Select Power Supply Alternatives for Small Settlements -- Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation on CONUS Military Installations -- 4. Coastal Applications. Adaptation in Coastal Systems -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Approach to Water Resources Climate Change Adaptation -- Mapping Sea Level from Space -- Integrated Modeling to Mitigate Climate Change Risk Due to Sea level Rise -- Recent Climate Change, Projected Impacts, and Adaptation Capacity in Iceland -- 5. Inland Applications. Adaptation of Inland Systems to Climate Change with Challenges and Opportunities for Physical, Social, and Engineering Disciplines -- Influence of Climate Change on Reservoir Water Quality Assessment and Management -- Climate Risks -- Climate Change: Costs of Impacts in France -- Climate Change -- Adaptation Challenges for Water and Waste Management in the U.S. and China -- Adaptation to Climate Change and Other Emergent Conditions with Inland and Terrestrial Infrastructure Systems with Application Case Studies -- Author Index.
Keywords: Climate change; Environmental sciences; Sustainable development; Social policy; Climate Change; Climate Change Management and Policy; Math. Appl. in Environmental Science; Sustainable Development; Social Policy